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THE COURTS

Common Pleas New Cases County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Charles E. Fitch, Old Monroeville Road, Salineville, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Old Monroeville Road, Salineville property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Timothy S. Harris, U.S. Route 62, Salem, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for U.S. Route 62, Salem property. American Express National Bank, Independence, vs. Sean C. Ely, North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem; collection sought of alleged $8,775 debt. Derek Smith, Kirk Road, Columbiana, vs. Kristina A. Field, Crestview Road, Columbiana, et ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 11:03 p.m. Wednesday to Depot Road, Center Township for a medical call, with Hanover Township EMS and EMT EMS on the scene. Hanover Township EMS transported the person to Salem Regional Medical Center in Salem. — A man at the Travelers Inn, state Route 45, Center Township, reported at 7:23 p.m. Wednesday that his electric was off to his room and the owner won’t contact him back. — A burglary was reported at 8:43 p.m. Monday on Parkway Drive, Hanover Township. During a brief investigation, a deputy found the damage done ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas New Cases County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Karyn Dawn Locke, North Street, East Liverpool; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Canton Street, East Liverpool property. Melissa L. Harris, Park Avenue, East Palestine, vs. Steve B. Harris, Steubenville; divorce sought. Pamela Boratyn, Director, Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus, vs. unknown heirs, etc. of George W. Ward Sr., deceased, addresses unknown, et al.; appropriation of two parcels along U.S. Route 30, Columbiana County, sought of 0.020 of acre and 0.109 of an acre for $493 for ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A man on South Mahoning Avenue, Knox Township reported at 6:23 p.m. Wednesday that his girlfriend stole his cell phone on April 13 from their bedroom, but she denies taking it. He called T-Mobile and the phone was taken out of their service. — A man on Bye Road, Unity Township reported at 5:04 p.m. Wednesday that he purchased the residence and property next to his last month and served a woman and all occupants two weeks ago, for them to be out of the residence and off of the property on Wednesday, and they were still there. The eviction process was explained ...

Clarification

In a story in Wednesday’s edition about the proposed 0.5% Leetonia income tax increase it should have been reported that Leetonia receives approximately 11% of the property tax collected from residents, with the remaining property tax collected going to the Leetonia Exempted Village School District and non-village levies. No property tax collected is received by the state, and the only property tax received by the county government directly is for debt retirement as required by law.

Correction

As part of the America250 plans in Columbiana, the art show and speech competition will be held July 2. An incorrect date was published in Thursday’s edition.